Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee
for the Peoples Democratic Party in South West, Chief Buruji Kashamu Saturday,
lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his latest letter of
withdrawal from the party, saying, the ex-President was a beneficiary of his
wealth.
Kashamu in a
statement , acussed Obasanjo of engaging in ‘ wicked campaign of calumny and
blackmail is his perceived loss of political relevance in Ogun State and the
South West’.
Kashamu said “he called me “a wanted habitual
criminal…for whom extradition has been requested by the US Government…”
Ordinarily, I would not have responded to his latest
cocktail of lies having sufficiently addressed the same issue in my response to
his letter to the President only a few weeks ago. However, since he has shown
that he is too embittered to be assuaged by that response, I am constrained to
do another.
“First, it is now clear to all and sundry that why I
have become the target of Obasanjo’s wicked campaign of calumny and blackmail
is his perceived loss of political relevance in Ogun State and the South West.
Kashamu Buruji
“In his 18-page satanic letter to President Goodluck
Jonathan, I was the other person – indeed the only one (after the President) –
that he singled out for his venomous attack. But if the truth be told, I am not
the architect of whatever political woes that he is suffering today. Like
David, I am just a tool in the hands of the almighty Allah Subhana wa tala. I
am too small to confront a Goliath like him but for the almighty Allah who is
the supporter of the suppressed and oppressed.
“In his usual hypocritical manner, he talked about not
being able to work with me because of his principles and decency. But the
questions Nigerians should ask him are: where were these principles when he
used me to fight Gbenga Daniel? Where was his self-righteousness when I took
the party structure from Daniel and handed it to Obasanjo? Where was his
decency when he brought Gen. Adetunji Olurin to me and asked that I should roll
my structure behind his governorship ambition? Where was his morality when he
introduced me to South West PDP leaders like Engr. Segun Oni, Navy Capt. Caleb
Olubolade (rtd) and a host of others?
“Where was his discipline when he hosted me severally
in his Hilltop mansion, taking me into his bedroom and innermost recesses?
Where was his decency when he accepted donations from me to his church and
other concerns? Where was his gumption when he mounted the rostrum to sing my
praises, praying for me as he did in May 2010 during a reception for the former
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye? I can go on and
on!
“Let me state from the outset that contrary to
Obasanjo’s claim, I am not the leader of the party in the South West. I am just
one of the party’s foot soldiers in the zone and it is in that capacity that I
am made the chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee for the
party in the zone. It is indeed preposterous for anyone to call me the leader
of the party in a zone that parades political juggernauts like Chief Olabode
George, Alhaji Shuaibu Oyedokun, Senator Lekan Balogun, Senator Iyiola Omisore,
Senator Teslim Folarin, Alhaji Yekeen Adeojo, Senator Clement Awoyelu, Mr.
Ayodele Fayose, Senator Bode Olajumoke and a host of others. All these leaders
know me and can attest to the fact that I defer to them even when we disagree a
times.
“Now, on the issue of my
so-called indictment in the United States, I wish to state for the umpteenth
time that there is NO request for my extradition for any offence whatsoever. I
recall that in my earlier response to him, I have challenged him to produce the
request for extradition, if there is any. Indeed, contrary to his lies that I
am wanted in the United States for some offences, the purported and
over-flogged case is that of mistaken identity, for which I had been tried and
discharged after my innocence was established by the British courts. I am
already in court in the US asking that the earlier accusation (NOT CONVICTION)
against me be quashed. That process is ongoing
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OBJ pls jst only suspend nd not expel urself from PDP, so dat u'll continue bringin confusion thr. Cos I knw if u expel frm pdp, its APc dat u'll come, dis 1 dat members reg is comin up, we dnt nid ur confusin here (APC) pls. When we need ur advice, we'll consult u, tnx
ReplyDelete@ omo who ask you? And who are you begging? Don't try to be relevent when not invited neither Pdp nor Apc need a squall around 7:13.am.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! Obj u are serzly loosing relevance. U used d same man to fight your son Gbenga Daniels,now u label him a habitual criminal. Soon u wil start exchanging words wit banana sellers. It seems anybody dat doesn't bend to your political plans,d nxt tin u wil do is to attack d person. Wen I read ur resignation letter,I didn't conclude fast cos I knw d person involved wil respond to your letter and try to clear his name. But some stupid entities like Victor Ofuchi n Raphael were already insulting Jonathan calling u d hero and daz d way u Obj wants d public 2 see things but unfortunately there are stil reasonable ones like us who can really tell who d devil is.
ReplyDeleteobj is experiencing the law of diminishing return & he will not like his shameful end @least IBB is wiser. mark it he can't Change But will remain stubborn & reap the yield of His atrocities. how do you think God is answering our prayers if not like dis? Boko HaRam they floated to distract Jonathan @ the expense Of people's life will soon be wiped off. Better Nigeria is emerging!
ReplyDeleteℓ̊ don't understand wats wrong wit obj. Him was d one of d major architechs bhind most of d problems dis nation is facing and yet he is not ready to retire from his evil way for us to hav peace
ReplyDeleteWith this developement, PDP is dead and buried ,the importance of OBJ politically can not be overemphasized. Who is Jonathan without OBJ?
ReplyDeleteI think old age is catching up with obasanjoe. He should be concentrating on his funeral arrangement by now
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